Roll-paper holder and cutter



(No Model.)

G. HENDERSON.

ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND CUTTER. No. 391,609. Patented Oct. 23, 1888.

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JOHN G. HENDERSON, OF KEOKUK, IOlVA.

ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,609, dated October 23, 1888.

Application filed December 12, 1887. Serial No. 257,698. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. HENDERSON, of Keokuk, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improved Roll-Paper Holder and Cutter, which is made and used substantially as set forth. hereinafter, and as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of a modified form thereof.

The object of this invention is to hold rolls of paper, &c., in a manner convenient for use, so that the end of the paper can be readily grasped by the hand and drawn offto any desired extent and then torn off square and clean, adapted for use for holding wrapping and toilet papers, wall-papers for paper-hangers, and cloth, drawing-paper, &c.,'in rolls.

To this end the invention consists in an or namental stand or holder adapted to hold a roll of paper, with a spring-brake resting upon the paper to regulate its turning, and a pivoted cutter to rest on the ro1l,whatever its size, to tear the paper off upon, all arranged with suit-able additional parts and details to adapt it to its purposes.

The holder A is made with a suitable frame, a suitable base, 13, when desired, and a top, 13, arranged for any suitable attachment or support. This has accntral shaft, D, adapted to hold or to have the paper wound upon it and made of a length suited to the width of the paper. A stirrup-frame, E, is pivoted to frame A, so that its cross part will rest upon the roll of paper, whatever may be its size. A Wire, H, is bent and held by both ends firmly to the top 13. It is crossed and held by cross bar G, so that it will rest on the ends of the roll with a spring-pressure adapted to govern its turning as a brake, and to hold the paper while being torn off. This wire is bent up midway the roll at I, so as to hold up the end of the paper that it may be readily grasped.

The frame E carries a cutter, G, rising to an elevation from the roll at a suitable point for tearing off the paper by a downward pull. This has a sharply-serrated edge to promote tearing off the paper square and clean. The frame E also bears a roller or bearing, F, to draw the paper off against by a pulling mo tion. This is arranged in suitable relation to cutter G, and at a distance back of it, so that the paper when drawn out and torn off will spring back to such height as to be very convenient for grasping by hand at K. Various modifications may be made.

I claim 1. A paper-holdcr having a roll-bearing frame, A, combined with a floating cutter, G, in proximity to the surface of the roll, a roller, F, and a separate spring-brake, H, having a portion bent up to hold up the flap of the pa per so it may be grasped.

2. A paper-holder having a roll-bearing frame, A, combined with a floating cutter, G, resting on the surface of the roll, and a separate sp1'ing-brake,l-I, having a portion bent up to hold the paper so it may be grasped.

3. In a paper-holder, the combination of the roll-bearing frame A with a floating cutter, G, resting on the roll, and a separate metallic spring-brake, II, as set forth.

JOHN G. HENDERSON.

Witnesses:

A. HoLLrNoswoRTrr, WM. H. DAVIS. 

